Which to use
“exigez” and “exiler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,327
- “exigez” frequency rank
- #28,165
- “exiler” frequency rank
- 75492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | exigez | exiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de exiger. | Envoyer en exil. |
Where the eye mixes exigez and exiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. exigez and exiler follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between exigez and exiler
A purely visual mix-up. exigez (\ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\) and exiler (\ɛɡ.zi.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
exigez is recorded at frequency rank #47,327, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.ʒe\. exiler is at rank #28,165, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛɡ.zi.le\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 75492, this pair ranks #33,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of exigez vs exiler
Shared letters: eix. Private to "exigez": gz. Private to "exiler": lr.
"exigez" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "exiler" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "exigez" and "exiler" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "exigez" or "exiler"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "exigez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "exiler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,929 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "exigez" and "exiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "exigez vs exilée". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #33,929 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.